Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Nice Canning Pears $1.25 per bushel at John Eger’s. I. A. Leavel went to Wabash Thursday to close up a deal for a farm there. Cloak opening beginning Saturday, 17th. That’s all. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Anna Hayden of Terre Haute, has been visiting here with her sister, Mrs. John Eger, this week. Several of the Rathbone Sisters expect to go to Morocco to-day Ito spend the day with Mrs. H. J. Bar too. •XCarpenters are at work finishing up the interior of B. Forsythe’s and J. C. Harris’ fine new residences. CLTbe city schools were closed Thursday and Friday while the teachers visited other schools, the most of them going to Chicago. Mrs. J. R. Wilcox of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton of Surrey, and Korah Parker took in the farmers institute at Purdue this week. Fred Sanders, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John Jessen and Mrs. Alfred Hoover, returned to her home in Lebanon Thursday. Rev. D. A. Tucker of Hortonville, Wis., a former pastor of the F. W. Baptist church, will occupy the pulpit of the above church here Sunday morning.

W. R. Foster writes us to change the address of his Democrat from McCoysburg to Kokomo. He is working there at the carpenter’s trade, gets $2 per day to start with and says there is lots of work. , Mrs. E. T. Harris of Remington and Mrs. Chas. Roberts and Miss Jennie Harris of Rensselaer, were in Chicago Tuesday. The former purchased a- fine piano while there for her daughters.

In the balloting for carnival queen at Monticelle this week, Miss Manda Hoyes of this city who is employed as stenographer in an office in Monticello, stands third in the list at this writing. There are nine candidates.

Mrs. James Maloy is visiting her son Dr. Bernie Maloy and family at Steger, 111., this week. Mrs. Mary Travis, south of town, will go to Steger in a few days to live with Dr. Maloy, whose wife is in very poor health.

A series of special meetings are now being held at the F. W. Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Cockran, assisted by State Evangelist A. R. Harper ana wife of LaGrange. The meetings will continue indefinitely. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to attend. During the storm Wednesday afternoon lightning struck the K. of P. building at Weat Point, Tippecanoe county, where a meeting of the Rathbone sisters was in session, and Mrs. James Van Meter was instantly killed, while five other ladies were seriously burned, one fatally, from blazing gasoline from the chandelier, which was struck by the bolt James McManus of Union tp., returned last week from a prospecting trip down through the Indiana Territory and Oklahoma. Ed Coll accompanied him but he came home earlier. Mr. McManus visited Albert Farmer at Yukon and Mr. Farmer sent back with him some fine Oklahoma apples to The Democrat. While very favorable impressed with that section of Oklahoma, Mr. McManus made no investment. Mr. T. J. Headlee, teacher in the Rensselaer schools, and Miss Blanche Ives, a popular young lady of Delphi, were married in that city Sunday evening at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ives. Mr. Headlee is k native of Carroll county. The yoong couple will reside in Rensselaer for the present at least and have rented the Rev. Tucker propc-ty in the east part of town. The Democrat joins in congratulations. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Oct 10. to Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Stocktou, a daughter. Oct. 13, to Mr. and Mrs. C , rl«« Weisu, southwest of towu, « w*;». Oot. 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Mars u Cooper, of Barkley tp., a sou.